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- Florida’s Space Coast is busier than ever, but there’s room for more SpaceNews · 17 Feb 2022 Long the busiest space launch complex in the United States, Cape Canaveral and Kennedy extended their combined five-year streak as the busiest commercial, civil and military launch range in the world.
- Eutelsat pushes back return-to-growth forecast amid satellite delays SpaceNews · 17 Feb 2022 Eutelsat said Feb. 17 it expects a revenue slump to stretch into 2023 as it awaits the launch of two delayed satellites critical to a turnaround.
- SpaceX to close out February with Starlink launches on Monday and Friday [updated] Teslarati · 17 Feb 2022 Update: SpaceX has delayed Starlink 4-8 from February 20th to no earlier than (NET) 9:44 am EST (14:44 UTC), Monday, February 21st...
- Space acquisition nominee: Satellites must be defended, ‘the economy depends on space’ SpaceNews · 17 Feb 2022 Frank Calvelli, nominated by President Biden to be assistant secretary of the Air Force for space acquisition and integration, said Feb. 17 that the United States needs to move quickly to protect satellites so they can b...
- Starship lookalike among China’s new human spaceflight concepts SpaceNews · 17 Feb 2022 China is researching and developing new vehicles for various human spaceflight missions, including a new methane-fueled launcher apparently inspired by SpaceX.
- State Fight: A coast-to-coast battle to bring home the space jobs SpaceNews · 17 Feb 2022 With California losing its luster as the aerospace industry’s golden state, a coast-to-coast competition for space companies is heating up.
- State Fight: Virginia is for rockets SpaceNews · 17 Feb 2022 This could be a pivotal year for the Virginia Space.
- SpaceLink hires Axiom to support ISS communications demonstration SpaceNews · 17 Feb 2022 SpaceLink announced plans Feb. 17 to work with Axiom Space to conduct the first demonstration of its space data relay service on the International Space Station.
- Progress supply freighter docks with space station Spaceflight Now · 17 Feb 2022 Two days after launching from Kazakhstan, a Russian Progress cargo freighter docked with the International Space Station on autopilot Thursday with a fresh delivery of food, crew supplies, experiments, and CubeSats that...
- Astroscale preparing to restart debris-removal demo SpaceNews · 17 Feb 2022 Astroscale said Feb. 17 it is preparing to resume an attempt to capture a satellite acting as a piece of debris in low Earth orbit, after pausing the demonstration three weeks ago to troubleshoot undisclosed problems.
- Shanghai signs agreement with China’s megaconstellation group, aims to foster commercial space hub SpaceNews · 17 Feb 2022 Shanghai local government entered an agreement with the state company responsible for China’s planned broadband megaconstellation Wednesday, while also aiming to foster a space hub to support reusable rockets and satelli...
- ESA to set up committee to study human space exploration options SpaceNews · 17 Feb 2022 The European Space Agency will establish a committee with representatives from both inside and outside the space industry to develop options for a European human space exploration program.
- Terran Orbital touts military and defense contracts ahead of going public SpaceNews · 17 Feb 2022 Terran Orbital executives told investors the company is heavily weighted toward government work and expects significant revenues from defense and intelligence contracts
- Copernic Space unveils platform with sale of lunar payload SpaceNews · 17 Feb 2022 Copernic Space, a Los Angeles startup, unveiled its blockchain-powered platform for selling space assets.
- Chinese rocket mistaken for a SpaceX upper stage on a collision course with the Moon Teslarati · 16 Feb 2022 Rocket debris that is expected to crash onto the moon’s surface on March 4th appears to have been incorrectly identified as part...
- Space Force wants to create a more welcoming environment for private industry SpaceNews · 16 Feb 2022 The U.S. Space Force’s procurement arm based in Los Angeles has launched a new effort to attract commercial space companies that do not typically work with the government.
- ABB gets $30 million order for EarthDaily imaging payloads SpaceNews · 16 Feb 2022 Switzerland-based technology provider ABB said Feb. 16 it is supplying multispectral imaging systems for EarthDaily Analytics’ (EDA) planned fleet of 10 satellites.
- Students With Perseverance Receive Messages From Mars, Courtesy of NASA NASA · 16 Feb 2022 The first set of middle-schoolers in the agency’s “You’ve Got Perseverance!” campaign was honored with a message from the Red Planet and a chat with the rover team at JPL.
- Artemis 1 rollout timing remains uncertain as NASA leadership deliberates the schedule NASASpaceflight · 16 Feb 2022 The first rollout of NASA’s first integrated Orion and Space Launch System (SLS) vehicle for Artemis 1 is now tentatively targeted for mid-March, but the schedule towards that milestone and eventual attempts to launch th...
- Colorado Students to Hear from NASA Astronauts Aboard Space Station NASA · 16 Feb 2022 Students from Colorado will have an opportunity this week to hear from a NASA astronaut aboard the International Space Station.
- Astronauts in Europe ask for their own independent crew spacecraft Ars Technica · 16 Feb 2022 "Our inaction would further impact European industrial competitiveness."
- NASA Advisory Council Welcomes New Members, Sets 2022 Goals NASA · 16 Feb 2022 NASA Administrator Bill Nelson announced Wednesday he appointed new members to the NASA Advisory Council (NAC), which provides leadership counsel and advice on a variety of important and complex agency programs and topic...
- Phase Four wins DARPA contract to test novel propellant SpaceNews · 16 Feb 2022 Phase Four won a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency contract to demonstrate the California startup’s radio frequency thruster technology with a new propellant.
- SpaceX preparing to assemble launch tower for Starship’s first Florida pad Teslarati · 16 Feb 2022 SpaceX has slowly but surely begun the process of building Starship’s first Florida launch pad – including preparations for the off-site assembly...
- European Union advances broadband constellation despite negative assessments SpaceNews · 16 Feb 2022 The European Union is moving ahead with its proposed broadband constellation despite two negative internal assessments.
- NASA drops plans to fly Earth science instrument as commercial hosted payload SpaceNews · 16 Feb 2022 An Earth science instrument selected by NASA several years ago to fly as a hosted payload on a commercial communications satellite may instead fly on a standalone spacecraft because of a lack of hosting opportunities.
- Aerospacelab raises 40 million euros in Series B round SpaceNews · 16 Feb 2022 Aerospacelab raised 40 million euros ($45.5 million) in a funding round led by Airbus Ventures and XAnge, a European venture capital firm based in Paris and Munich.
- SpaceX ‘destacks’ Starship and Super Heavy: what’s next? Teslarati · 15 Feb 2022 On February 14th, a bit less than four days after the giant rocket was used as a backdrop for CEO Elon Musk’s...
- Polaris program to demo spacewalk and Starship in preparation for Moon and Mars NASASpaceflight · 15 Feb 2022 Led by Inspiration4 commander Jared Isaacman, the newly announced Polaris program aims to demonstrate multiple capabilities needed for upcoming Moon and Mars exploration. This rapid advancement of human spaceflight techn...
- GAO: DoD has to step up efforts in space, cyber and artificial intelligence to compete with China SpaceNews · 15 Feb 2022 The U.S. Government Accountability Office in a new report warns the Defense Department to be better prepared to respond to China’s advances in space, cyberwarfare and artificial intelligence.
- Pentagon to rein in defense and aerospace industry mergers SpaceNews · 15 Feb 2022 The Defense Department in a report released Feb. 15 says it will “strengthen oversight” of industry mergers amid concerns that corporate consolidation is undermining U.S. competitiveness.
- NASA Offers Up to $200 Million to Help Push New Technologies to Market NASA · 15 Feb 2022 Companies with technologies that may advance exploration but need a little extra push to finalize development have two new opportunities to partner with NASA to make it over the finish line.
- A Chinese spacecraft is testing out a new orbit around the moon SpaceNews · 15 Feb 2022 A spacecraft involved in China’s 2020 Chang’e-5 lunar sample-return mission is now in a unique orbit around the Moon, more than a year after completing its primary mission.
- China proposes formal lines of communication with U.S. on space safety SpaceNews · 15 Feb 2022 The Chinese government is open to establishing formal lines of communication with the United States on space safety issues after a pair of alleged close calls of Starlink satellites with China’s space station.
- SpaceX finishes stacking new Starship for the first time in six months Teslarati · 15 Feb 2022 For the first time in more than half a year, SpaceX has stacked a new Starship prototype to its full height, hopefully...
- CHEOPS Announcement of Opportunity (AO-3) ESA · 15 Feb 2022 Proposals are solicited in response to the third, and final, Announcement of Opportunity (AO-3) for observing time in the CHEOPS Guest Observers Programme during the nominal mission. This AO covers the period from 1 July...
- Russian cargo ship launches in pursuit of International Space Station Spaceflight Now · 15 Feb 2022 Russia’s Progress MS-19 supply ship launched from frigid Kazakhstan late Monday aboard a Soyuz rocket to begin a two-day pursuit of the International Space Station with more than 5,500 pounds of fuel, food, water, and ex...
- Space Force to examine U.S. military needs for low-orbiting surveillance satellites SpaceNews · 15 Feb 2022 Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall has directed the Space Force to look broadly at military requirements for overhead surveillance that could be met by commercial constellations of satellites in low Earth orbit.
- Maybe—just maybe—sending billionaires into space isn’t such a bad thing Ars Technica · 15 Feb 2022 "We only want to see progress."
- Bipartisan legislation seeks to reform FCC satellite licensing rules SpaceNews · 14 Feb 2022 The top Democrat and Republican on the House Energy and Commerce Committee announced a bipartisan effort Feb. 11 to update satellite licensing rules for the rapidly changing space industry.